# Git from the Bottom Up by John Wiegley

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Git from the Bottom Up by John Wiegley and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for demystifying Git's internal data structures and commands, leaving a clearer understanding of how Git works. It is quick to read.

## Why people recommend it

- Explains Git's internals clearly (1 comments): "It is a very well-written piece on internal data structures and does a great job of demystifying the opaque git commands" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46779105))
- Short and easy to read (1 comments): "Easy to read, doesn't take long, but leaves behind an understanding that isn't maybe fully obvious at the time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175905))
- Helped beginners understand Git (1 comments): "really helped me to understand git when I first started using it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46779400))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Linux From Scratch by the LFS Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/linux-from-scratch.md): 72 recommend
- [Game Engine White Papers: Commander Keen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/commander-keen.md): 13 recommend
- [Offline password cracking book by Bojta](https://hackerapproved.com/p/offline-password-cracking-book.md): 10 recommend
- [FreeBSD Handbook by FreeBSD Documentation Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freebsd-handbook.md): 9 recommend
- [WebRTC for the Curious by Sean DuBois](https://hackerapproved.com/p/webrtc-for-the-curious.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Git+from+the+Bottom+Up+by+John+Wiegley&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Git from the Bottom Up by John Wiegley", https://hackerapproved.com/p/git-from-the-bottom-up/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).